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lui
his (also: to him, him — the oblique form of 'el') /ˈluj/
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Also: to him, him, of him
Example sentences
Aceasta este mașina lui.
This is his car.
Cartea lui e nouă.
His book is new.
I-am dat lui un cadou.
I gave him a gift.
Sora lui locuiește la Cluj.
His sister lives in Cluj.
Casa lui Andrei este lângă parc.
Andrei's house is near the park.
Îi voi spune lui, nu ție, adevărul despre ce s-a întâmplat.
I will tell him, not you, the truth about what happened.
Word family
Etymology
Lui is the dative and genitive form of the pronoun el ('he'). It comes from Vulgar Latin illui, a dative form built by analogy with cui (the dative of quis, 'who'), replacing the classical Latin dative illi. The same Latin source gave rise to nearly identical forms in French and Italian.
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